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In reply to the discussion: Scalia Suggests Women Have No Right to Contraception [View all]JDPriestly
(57,936 posts)The waters around abortion are unique in each case and therefore, if you will, muddy. In fact, they are so muddy that it is not, in my opinion, possible to see clearly through them. That is why each of us needs to decide for herself how we feel about abortion.
I had a baby and was told afterwards that the fact that I and my child survived was a miracle, and that according to science, we should have died -- both of us. That is why just as you, based on your personal experience, are happy that you had your baby (and I mine), I just do not feel that it is right to judge for another person whether to take the risk of death for herself and her baby or perhaps a miserable life for both herself and her baby or as the other alternative have an abortion. I just don't think that is a judgment that we can make for others.
And above all, I don't think it is a decision with one answer that fits all women in all sizes and in all situations. Each woman has to question her conscience and decide for herself. Because each woman lives with the consequences of her decision, and no one else lives with those consequences.
I am happy that you were able to enjoy the time you had with your child who was born with a serious health condition. That is a precious gift.
But a different mother, say one with three children already, and raising them without a partner, might not be able to handle a child who would need so much healthcare and so much nurture and protection and time. So each mother must decide for herself what she is able to do.
And one of the factors to be considered is religious belief and its influence on one's ability to handle the challenge of the birth and raising the child.